Interesting consideration spare the nerves or not.

Yesterday received my prostatectomy. As normal the surgeon came round to see me pre surgery. He was confident that he could spare the nerves on one side but did add an additional point. That sparing the nerves raises the level of risk of return. He put it this way if you cannot get an errection, or don't use it. Then it was worth considering removing the nerves as well and fat around the gland. This is the first time that this consideration had been discussed, although I guess its obvious. I had never seen this in any discussion on here about this point, which has to my knowledge always been spare the nerves if you can if not then unfortunately that is the way it has to be. 

The surgeon and the whole team were brilliant btw